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A list compiled from the entries in Gene Wright's 1986 book, Horrorshows: An A-to-Z of Horror in Film, Radio and Theater. The entries below are found in the following chapters:

Crazies and Freaks: 1-70
Mad Scientists: 71-155
Monsters: 156-224
Cataclysmic Disasters: 225-271
Ghouls: 272-285
Ghosts, Demons and Witches: 286-363
Vampires: 364-439
Mummies: 440-453
Werewolves and Other Shape-Shifters: 454-494
Zombies: 495-524
Splatter: 525-549
Anthologies: 550-565

Television and radio programs are also showcased, along with theatrical productions. Those warranting their own entries in the volume are given below:

Television:
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965) [includes The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]
Circle of Fear (1973) [renamed from Ghost Story]
Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
The Evil Touch (1973-1974)
Ghost Story (1972) [renamed to Circle of Fear]
King Kong (1966-1969)
Kolchak: the Night Stalker (1974-1975)
Lights Out (1949-1952)
The Monster Squad (1976-1977)
Mr. and Mrs. Dracula (1980)
The Munsters (1964-1966)
Night Gallery (1970-1973)
One Step Beyond (1959-1961)
The Outer Limits (1963-1965)
The Sixth Sense (1972)
Struck By Lightning (1979)
Suspense (1949-1954)
Tales of the unexpected (1977)
Tales of Tomorrow (1951-1953)
Thriller (1960-1962)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

Radio:
Escape (1947-1954)
Everyman's Theater (1940-1941)
The Hermit's Cave (1930-1944)
I Love a Mystery (1939-1944)
Inner Sanctum Mystery (1941-1952)
Lights Out (1934-1947)
The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938)
The Mysterious Traveler (1943-1952)
Peter Quill (1940-1941)
The Shadow (1931-1954)
Stay Tuned for Terror (1944-1945?)
The Strange Dr. Weird (1944-1945)
Superstition (1943-1946)
Suspense (1942-1962)

Theatrical Productions:
Carmilla (1976)
Dracula (1924)
Frankenstein (1981)

Television Episodes
Frankenstein (Wide World of Mystery season 1, episodes 2 & 3, January 16-17, 1973)
Night Gallery (Pilot episode, November 8, 1969)

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    1896 — a.k.a. The House of the Devil, in 3 top lists Check
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    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
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    1916, in 0 top lists Check
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    1917, in 0 top lists Check
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    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
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    1923, in 5 top lists Check
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    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
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    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
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    1925, in 6 top lists Check
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    1925, in 10 top lists Check
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    1927, in 5 top lists Check
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    1927 — a.k.a. The Hypnotist, in 0 top lists Check
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    1927, in 0 top lists Check
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    1928, in 10 top lists Check
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    1931, in 7 top lists Check
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    1931, in 11 top lists Check
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    1931, in 18 top lists Check
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    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    Doctor X

    1932, in 1 top list Check
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    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
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    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Mummy

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
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    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    1932, in 18 top lists Check
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    White Zombie

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Ghoul

    1933, in 1 top list Check
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    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    Mystery of the Wax Museum

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Son of Kong

    1933 — a.k.a. Son of Kong, in 0 top lists Check
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    Supernatural

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Vampire Bat

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
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    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
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    Condemned to Live

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
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